Hulu — one of DVICE's sister sites through our parent, NBC Universal — will be streaming several views of the annual New Year's Eve festivities that pack the streets of Times Square to the gills. If you're the kind of person who puts the concerts and commentators on mute and ...

Last year, we published the 100 year timeline of the Times Square New Year's Ball. Now we've updated it with Philips' and New York's newest, most dazzling time ball ever. (Click image for big version.) The 2009 New Year's Ball is 12 feet in diameter and weighs in at 11,875 pounds. It will ...

As a parting note for the New year we thought of talking about the new times square ball to be used this new years eve. For one hundred years, the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball has attracted millions of revelers to Times Square on December 31st to celebrate the beginning of the New Year. This ...

The human pedal power of six stationary bicycles has built up enough power in less than a month to light up the New Year's Eve '2009' sign tonight in New York's Times Square. According to Jenna Wortham over at the New York Times, battery maker Duracell built a 'power lodge' featuring ...

Here’s a pretty cool device that has all sorts of mischievous potential. The WowWee Spyball is a remote controlled webcam hidden inside a futuristic-looking plastic ball. Note to WowWee: the ball’s appearance might be kind of a giveaway. According to WowWee, the ball is ...

Pedal power to light up Times Square New Year sign... The ritual dropping of the ball in New York's Times Square on New Year's eve, seen on television by millions around the world, is becoming a bit greener than in years past. The 2-0-0-9 sign that will light up when the New Year's ball ...

If you have some time in your already full Wii hands, you can head down to the dedicated Nintendo corner located at the Toys “R” Us of Times Square. There is an interactive Wii wall, plenty of DS sets to try out new games and knowledgeable Nintendo staff to answer your 101 Nintendo questions ...

At a time when automakers are trying to scale back on auto show spending, the folks behind the Detroit auto show are making a big play to attract show-goers. The co-chairman of the 2009 show announced that the popular teen group The Jonas Brothers would play a special concert Jan. 18 at ...

The spectacular Times Square New Year's Eve celebration is already going to be that much more entertaining this year with the bigger Times Square LED-covered ball , and now Duracell has announced that they will power the ball with batteries charged by people . They've recently built a "power ...